soberlife Archives - David B. Bohl

ANNOUNCING: A NEW PARTNERSHIP, A NEW HOPE Click here to read an introduction I wrote to the Adoption Constellation. I have the honor of collaborating

December 30, 2022

Announcing: A New Partnership, A New Hope

Addiction and Adoption Constellation Support Group Meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 pm PST, 8:30 pm EST Register Here As you know from

December 19, 2022

THE SMOKER – Broadway on Demand Talk Back

I had the honor of participating as the addiction expert in an After Party Talk Back panel discussion about Bob Brader’s play The Smoker. Here’s

October 26, 2021

David B. Bohl – Adoption & Addiction: Podcast Interview with Jigsaw Queensland

Jigsaw Queensland|6/16/2021 In the second episode of our two-part adoption and addiction series, Jane speaks to David Bohl about the relationship between adoption and addiction.

June 16, 2021

I am Unique. So Are You: At The Intersection of Relinquishment and Addiction

A while ago, when I was an active member of a 12-step program, I was constantly bombarded with the information that I was not “terminally

February 15, 2021

Relinquishee/Adoptee and Addiction/Recovery Podcast Resources – Part 2

From the AA Beyond Belief Website: “AA Beyond Belief is is website and podcast, but it’s much more than that. AA Beyond Belief is a

February 11, 2021

Relinquishee/Adoptee and Addiction/Recovery Podcast Resources

Haley Radke of Adoptees On is a fellow adoptee who has been creating lively and informative podcast dialogues for adoptees for years. This from the

February 10, 2021

What Came First – The Addiction or the Trauma?
Where Am I Going Next?

I have no way of knowing if I would be a person suffering – and now recovered – from addiction had I had a different

February 3, 2021

Is Secular Spirituality Even Possible? Essay 7 of 7
What Will Sustain You?

David B. Bohl is a relinquishee and adoptee, a professional independent addiction and recovery consultant, and a former consumer of substance use disorder and mental

January 28, 2021

Spirituality Lab Guest Series: Is Secular Spirituality Even Possible?

A catalyst, immersionist, chronic malcontent, empath, conscientious persister, solitudinarian, itinerant introvert, and often complexly hypervigilant, David B. Bohl is also a relinquishee and adoptee, a

January 21, 2021

Relinquishment (Adoption) and Addiction (Recovery) –
Your Kaleidoscope

Before fighting your demons challenges, you need to know your demons challenges. Perhaps one of the biggest challenges for someone who has the double-whammy of

January 15, 2021

Happy Winter Solstice!

The Winter Solstice allows us a unique opportunity: to actually CELEBRATE the darkness of the day. Where I live, we’ll experience only 9 hours and

December 21, 2020

Finding Trust Again

One of the hardest aspects of being a trauma and addiction survivor is being able to recover to the point where we can learn to

August 28, 2020

What’s in the Language?

One of the most painful aspects of trauma and/or addiction is that becoming personally acquainted with it often shows us just how separate we are

August 18, 2020

Happy Birthday Relinquishment Day to Me!

It’s my birthday today, and a significant one at that – I’ve turned 60, which is a nice round number and one that I get

August 12, 2020

Your Recovery is Your Recovery

If you’re new to recovery, you might be under the impression that the only way to it is via a 12-step program. Whether you search

August 11, 2020

Where to Go Now?

Consider these statistics from the recent AddictionPolicy.org COVID-19 survey: Twenty percent of respondents reported increased substance use since the COVID-19 pandemic began. One in three

July 27, 2020

Slow Down

In the past few months, many of us have been forced to really slow down. Whether we’ve lost our jobs, had them suspended, were told

July 13, 2020

DAVID B. BOHL

Author, Speaker, Addiction & Relinquishment Consultant, Relinquishee, Adoptee, MPE